I keep going back to Mark's first post which interprets part of the Declaration of Independence - the bit that says Governments are instituted among men (and presumably women) to protect or uphold inalienable rights including "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness".

I agree with that - I mean, who wouldn't? But the devil's in the detail, as with anything.

As an example, why isn't it in the spirit of the Declaration for Government to perform charity? And how's it going to do that without spending money? And where's it meant to get money from?

As always, I got no answers, just questions...

James.